The Process

1: Fill out our quote request form.

2: We will send pricing or questions regarding your project via email within 24-48 business hours.

3: Email your files to us (see below for proper file prep).

4: We will send a PDF proof and a 50% deposit invoice.

5: Upon approval, our job will go into production! Normal turnaround is 10-15 business days*

6: Balance invoice will be sent when you order is ready to ship.

7: HOORAY!

*rush services may be available. larger or more complex jobs can take longer than 10-15 business days.

What Works

Clean vector-based art reproduces best.

What (sadly) Doesn’t Work

Low resolution images

Photographs
(unless you are going for a bitmapped-stlye image)

Very thin or fine lines less than .25 point stroke weight (ink) or .5 point stroke weight (foil).

Large areas of solid coverage/flood
(unless you are going for an imperfect, salty look)

Tiny details combined with heavy coverage in the same ink color

Printing front and back on stock less than 200#C

Tight multi-color registration on envelopes or deckle edge paper

Checklist

Outlines: Create outlines for all text

Ink: All line weights and negative spaces must be a minimum of .25 point

Foil: All line weights and negative spaces must be a minimum of .5 point

Bleed: If your artwork bleeds, it must extend a minimum of .125” outside of the final cut line

Live Area: If your artwork does not bleed, be sure all pertinent information is it at least .125” inside of the final cut line

Size: Does your artboard size match the final specs?

Color: Are your solid uncoated Pantone colors in place?

Images: If your artwork contains placed images, have they been embedded?

Include final specs with your order:
Quantity
Size(s)
Paper(s)
Ink / Foil Colors(s)

File Formats

Adobe Illustrator (preferred)
Adobe InDesign

Scanned Artwork

Continuous tone images, such as photographs or hand-drawn lines, can be produced as halftones, but they will have a very “half-toney” look to them. If you desire a halftone image, use a 1200 dpi scan at 100% scale.

If you are looking for clean line art from a scan, be sure to scan it at 1200 dpi at 100% scale and save the image in Bitmap or Lineart mode. We recommend that you scan in Grayscale, adjust the image using curves and levels, and convert the image mode via Mode -> Bitmap -> 50% Threshold in Photoshop.

Sending Files

Submit files to info@gilahpress.com

Please compress all files into a ZIP file before sending. For instructions on creating a ZIP file, click here for Windows or click here for Mac.

For files larger than 25 MB, please use Dropbox to send your files.